Peteano massacre

The Peteano massacre occurred on 31 May 1972 when three Carabinieri were killed and two more injured in an Ordine Nuovo car bombing in Sagrado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy during the "Years of Lead". The policemen were sent to inspect a suspicious vehicle after an anonymous caller reported it, and the bomb exploded when they opened the car's hood. Neo-fascist militant Vincenzo Vinciguerra confessed his guilt in the bombing, and Carlo Cicuttini was able to escape to Francoist Spain with the help of the Italian Social Movement leader Giorgio Almirante.